Komai Matrix chat app
Shares rank 34 of 48 messaging apps by recommenders
A fast, clean Matrix chat client that is highly configurable and desktop-first. Critics say the icon and overall look are generic, sloppy or cluttered.
A fast, clean Matrix chat client that is highly configurable and desktop-first. Critics say the icon and overall look are generic, sloppy or cluttered.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 58%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 3 months
Median of the 3 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fast, clean, configurable appearance
“it feels blazing fast and I like all the appearance customization options”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love” “the app is clean and minimal and shows me everything I need easily”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love” “Komai is very configurable.”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love” Full features with thoughtful upgrades
“Forked an existing app that has all the features you listed.”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love” “put in many thoughtful upgrades”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Icon looks generic or sloppy
“Icon can really be a generic SVG taken from some CC stock website, if there is no time for anything else, would look much better.”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love” “clearly sloppy too detailed nonsense app icon and eyesore emoji vomit”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love” Looks ugly, like a control panel
“This looks very ugly compared to other matrix clients”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love” “Feels like a machine control panel, not a chat app”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Komai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love”
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12 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Komai is very configurable.”
“Feels like a machine control panel, not a chat app”
“it feels blazing fast and I like all the appearance customization options”
“I think the current AI-generated logo has character and is better than a stock SVG one can find online.”
“Icon can really be a generic SVG taken from some CC stock website, if there is no time for anything else, would look much better.”
“Forked an existing app that has all the features you listed.”
“Desktop first, no electron crap”
“Having the core your app be written in languages you self-admittedly don't understand is a bold move.”
“clearly sloppy too detailed nonsense app icon and eyesore emoji vomit”
“the app is clean and minimal and shows me everything I need easily”
“put in many thoughtful upgrades”
“This looks very ugly compared to other matrix clients”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.